Rings of Power Episode 6: The Dumbest Episode in Entertainment History

It's finally here, my review of Episode 6 of the Rings of Power, where we get to learn about how villages are better defensive structures than stone towers, how water reservoirs cause enslavement, and how volcanoes go boom.
deep beleaguered sigh I will admit, I'm getting tired of watching and reviewing further bastardizations of Tolkien's world, and Middle Earth has never felt so... well, un-middle earthy to me, but at least we're almost done with this.